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First of all, I agree completely that it's a brazen conflict of interest. Obviously, this is what mobsters and Nazis do.

On the other hand, Warren is completely innocent, bordering extreme naivete if she thinks that foreign interests never dominated the entire US political system on the right, the left, above, below, to the sides, and through Citizens United.

Trump is only formalising digital receipts.

democracynow.org/2025/5/6/moll

Democracy Now! · Trump’s Newest Grift: Molly White on First Family’s Cryptocurrency Empire & Gutting of RegulationsBy Democracy Now!
#trump#crypto#grift

If anybody reading this has connections to the leaders of the #TraderJoesUnited #union, please let them know that they lost a supporter today by sending me three emails in a row asking me to give them money.
I want to know what your theory of change is. I want to know how you are going to use my financial support to achieve your union's goals and support your members. I don't want to feel like your organization is just another #grift.
nope nope nope
#TraderJoes

"Cryptocurrency miners in Texas pay less for electricity than residents on average, according to an Earthjustice report. In 2023, residential ratepayers paid 22.25 cents per kilowatt-hour for their electricity, while specific crypto mining operations paid just 2.5 per kWh, the group estimates. Bitcoin mining raises the cost of electricity for non-miners in Texas by $1.8bn per year, roughly 4.7%, per consulting firm Wood Mackenzie."

theguardian.com/technology/202
#Crypto #FakeMoney #Trump #Grift

The Guardian · How Trump’s love for crypto threatens US residents’ peace: ‘I just want quiet’By Guardian staff reporter
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@MalcolmNance Since Ron Johnson is a mob-style #BananaRepublican I assume he only talks with “manufacturers in Wisconsin” who complied with his #grift and donated bigly to his campaign. So this is a classic case of #FAFO. They voted FOR #tariffs - aka the #TrumpTax - and all the rest of #AmericanCarnage2.0. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Save your reduced consumer spending for businesses that did not support the predictably catastrophic #Project2025.